Artists Collaborate on Kingston Mural

A colorful Chassidic mural in Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights was created by pop artist Yitzchok Moully and South African artist Yedidya Falkson. Guess who inspired it...

By COLlive reporter

A vivid new mural is adding a bright spot of color – and inspiration – to Kingston Avenue, the main thoroughfare of Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood.

The mural was created by renowned Lubavitch pop artist Yitzchok Moully in collaboration with South African artist Yedidya Falkson who flew in from South Africa for the project.
The mural depicting a Lubavitcher Chossid helping another Jew with the Mitzvah of donning Tefillin and reciting the Shema, one of the Rebbe’s 10 Mitvzoim, was painted at the corner of Crown Street and Kingston Avenue this week in honor of Yud Shvat.

Moully, known for his “Chasidic Pop Art” painting style, says he has been planning on creating this mural in Crown Heights for years.

“It is a huge honor to finally see this mural up!” Moully told COLlive.

The mural is the first in a series, which will include all 10 of the Mivtzoim, Moully said.

“It has been a goal of mine to create 10 street art pieces celebrating the Rebbe’s 10 Mivtzoim in the heart of Crown Heights, highlighting the Rebbe’s impact on the world,” he said.

For the first of the series, Moully was inspired to use the location where Rabbi Moshe Feiglin (whom the painting bears a marked resemblance to) of Aliya in Crown Heights sets up a booth to offer Tefillin each Friday.

Moully is also available to bring his Mivtzoim art to communities around the world, he says.